You are feeling stressed of looking for a job? You want to seek support? Are you considering job hunt service? If so, you need to know these 3 things before deciding to count on any agency.
#1: What is job hunt service?
If you are looking for a job, job hunt service can provide you support. Job hunt services may charge job seekers or companies who want to find candidates, depending on their types of businesses. If they work for you, you have to pay. If they work for the hiring company and you are recruited to apply for the job, the hiring company has to pay.
#2: Types of job hunt services
Let’s get to understand different types of job hunt services.
1. Employment agency
Traditional employment agencies work to help job seekers find jobs. They match employers and employees. Some employment agencies charge job seekers a fee. The fee may be one month’s salary or more if you get hired. Thus, be sure to clarify the fee and other terms of use before you decide to use their services. Some others charge the companies or organizations. In morden days, it is not recommended to use an employment agency to assist you in job hunting.
2. Search firm/ headhunter
A search firm (also known as headhunter, executive recruiters, headhunting firm, executive search firm or executive recruiting firm) provides professional recruiting services to companies in order to find suitable talents for open positions. Search firms help companies find people. They do not work to help people find jobs. Thus, they guarantee companies candidates, not candidates a job.
For job seekers, a search firm costs nothing. The hiring companies have to pay the full fee of filling a position. Thus, you should never pay a search firm any money for landing you a job.
A headhunter can also be used to call the person who do headhunting job.
While search firms work for the hiring companies, they can bring you opportunities to land your ideal job. You can upload your applications to job boards and job search engine sites such as CareerBuilder or Indeed. Then, a headhunter may contact if he/she find that you are suitable for the open position that the company he/she is working for. Or you can send your CV directly to the headhunter. Do not count on only one website. Some sites focuses on certain types of fields. Some sites only list jobs imported from company websites. Some others allow employers to directly post job openings on their own.
Some search firms only work in specific industries such as information technology (IT), finance, security, or business administration. In addition, different search firms provide different types of services. Some recruit people to apply for short-term jobs, some others recruit people to apply for long-term jobs. Thus, be sure to check whether they can help you find a position that meets your needs.
#3: When to use job hunt services
When should you use job hunt services? Can this make sense?
If you are depressed due to unemployment or you are not hearing anything from the employers, you may want to seek job hunt services to help broaden your search. Using job hunt services can also make sense if you want to work in an executive-level position.
Headhunters have their network. Headhunters know open jobs, especially jobs that are not advertised due to the fact that some companies only hire headhunters to fill those positions.
They can help tailor your CV to the job openings and present you to potential employers. Some employers prefer considering candidates who are provided by executive search firms. They spend their working time searching for job openings and contacting with the employers to collect information about the jobs. Thus, you can also save your time.
In addition, some headhunters can provide you with some interview tips, information about the company culture, information about salary and benefits; help you prepare for the interview and test; or help you connect with the employer more easily.
In many situations, headhunters can also help you negociate salary and benefits package with the person who have the authorization to make decisions. The hiring company has to pay up to 30% of your first year salary. Thus, headhunters also benefit from a successful negociation.
#4: How to find a job hunt service agency
1. Social media
Social media is used not only to share content (texts, images, videos) about life or chat with friends but also to connect with professional recruiters or headhunters. Companies usually create pages on LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook to describe workplace cultures and finding talents. Headhunters also use their company pages to recruit people to apply for open positions of hiring companies. You can approach the employer via these channels.
2. Google
It is true to say that you can google everything. Try some keywords like ‘search firms’, ‘executive search firms’, ‘headhunter’. Then choose some potential agencies that are based on your location and fields. Some headhunters pay for their top positions in your search result (but you will see the labels next to their names). Some others go to top by optimizing search engine. You can do some research on the sites to know whether they are listings the types of jobs you want.
3. Your network
It is time to use your network. Just like you would prefer asking your friends for their favorite fashion brands or restaurants, you would prefer asking for their recommendations about good agencies that can help you find a job.
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